Tornillo Definition
tôr-nĭlō, -nēō
tornillos
noun
Webster's New World
(geology) A low-frequency seismic event associated with volcanoes.
Wiktionary
Synonyms:
- Prosopis pubescens
- screwbean mesquite
- screwbean
- screw bean
Other Word Forms of Tornillo
Noun
Singular:
tornillo
Plural:
tornillosOrigin of Tornillo
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Spanish little lathe, screw, screw bean diminutive of torno lathe from Latin tornus turn
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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